Cilantro Peach Cobbler

Our Cilantro menu will include a cilantro flavored ‘dessert’ recipe. It may be the most surprising use of cilantro. A sweet treat with just a taste of “earthiness”. (I used frozen peaches, for now, but come summer the locally fresh, ripe ones will be put to good use).

Cilantro in a dessert recipe may sound a little weird but the flavor is actually very subtle. It’s based on a traditional, sticky-sweet Southern cobbler.

Ingredients:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 ½ tablespoons minced cilantro leaves

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1/8 teaspoon coarse salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup milk

4 cups (about 1 ½ pounds) peeled, sliced ripe peaches

Garnish: Heavy cream or vanilla ice cream (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; put the butter in a 9-inch square baking pan and let butter melt in the oven.

Whisk together cilantro leaves, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk in milk until smooth. Pour over melted butter; do not stir. Distribute peaches over batter.

Bake for 1 hour, until top is golden and set. Serve warm or at room temperature, plain or with cream or ice cream.